The buses can accommodate up to 45 passengers, and would take them
to the airport and various tourist spots. As scheduled, about 10 buses were to
be put into operation in July. The trial would last for five years.

Based on this plan, the ministry submitted documents to relevant ministries
and sectors so as to run these buses.

However, in late March, the ministry announced a draft decree on
the pilot plan of carrying people in passenger buses to boost tourism in these
cities and provinces.

The decree received many opinions from concerned ministries and
the local authorities of these localities.

To avoid overlapping the operation of public means of transport
for tourists, and ensure the traffic flow in these localities, the ministry has
now decided to halt the operation of double-decker buses until it receives
guidelines from the Government.-VNA